Secrets of Surrender
by Madeline Hunter
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Author: Madeline HunterEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-20
ISBN: 0440243955
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Dell
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Book Review: Salvation and Secrets
Summary: 4 Stars
What chance does a ruined woman have to escape her fate? Apparently none, especially when Roselyn Longwood, tricked into becoming the mistress of Viscount Norbury, is put up for auction at a drunken orgy at Norbury's home. When she is purchased for a large sum of money by a man of affairs, Kyle Bradwell, she discovers that her secret is out and that she is shunned by ladies of society. Roselyn is afraid of what this will do to her sister's chances of remaining in polite society, especially because of the scandal of her brother's fraud and subsequent flight to the continent. What hope is there for Roselyn, her sister Irene and her disappeared brother Tim?
But Bradwell hasn't finished with Roselyn yet. He's bought her to set her free but she doesn't really have a full chance of freedom. When Bradwell is encouraged to propose to Roselyn he realises the advantages the match could provide him with - as a former colliery worker and not a member of the gentry amongst whom he now moves he is not invited to society events; however, if he marries Roselyn then at least his children would be able to be part of the polite world.
But Roselyn has more secrets than Bradwell thought. As they commence married life and begin to adjust to each other Roselyn has to keep part of her life secret. Bradwell, too, has some things that he is keeping from her. However this isn't too much of the plot, most of the second half of the book is about Roselyn and Bradwell learning more about each other, difficulties with Norbury and the fallout from her brother's fraud.
As with another book by Madeline Hunter that I read earlier this year, this story is well-written with good pacing, interesting characters and some good settings. The dialogue comes across more American than English to me at times but overall it's easy to get sucked into this story. What was particularly good was the exploration of the differences in class between Roselyn and Bradwell and how difficult it is for Bradwell to move up but how easy it is for Roselyn to fall down the social ladder. Although I felt at times that the central part of the plot, the difficulties over the fraud, was a bit thin, the book overall was enjoyable. I recognised some characters from the previous book I had read but this book worked well as a standalone novel and is a good way to while away an afternoon.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
Summary of Secrets of Surrender
First he?ll learn her most intimate secrets. Then he?ll arouse her deepest passions. He?s the lover she?s been waiting for: the man who can rescue her from her wicked past?for a price?in Madeline Hunter?s tale of sin, seduction, and irresistible, impossible love.He catches her eye across the dining room?a handsome stranger who stands out among the lewd noblemen and bawdy painted women. But their worlds are about to collide in a way Roselyn Longworth could never have imagined. For before the night is out, she will be auctioned off to the highest bidder?and Kyle Bradwell will lead her from one kind of hell to another. Yet from the moment he wins her, Kyle treats Rose with a gentleness she hasn?t known since a family scandal destroyed her reputation. And when she finally learns what is really driving Kyle, it?s too late. For Rose has fallen for the man who knows her most intimate secrets. Now he has stunned her with a proposal of marriage?the first step in a seduction that will demand nothing less than her complete surrender.?
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